Allison Hanes: Quebec party leaders can learn from Plante's sunny ways

Positivity and an idea that inspired people were a large part of what propelled Valérie Plante to power as the first woman elected mayor of Montreal.
She overcame partisanship and last-minute fear tactics by incumbent Denis Coderre’s team to clinch her historic victory, although the mayoral campaign was commendably constructive overall.
The same phenomenon was on display just over two years ago when Justin Trudeau overcame doubts about his lack of experience to sweep into the prime